As with everything in life your soccer ball needs looking after. It takes one hell of a pounding every time you play with it, so a little tlc goes a long way to prolonging the life of your ball.
It’s not rocket science looking after your ball, a little thought and love goes a long way. Don’t use your ball as a seat, it’s not really comfortable anyway and it can deform it over time. Likewise it may look cool standing on it showing off your sense of balance, but it will damage your ball. Avoid kicking your match balls against a wall too hard, they will soon be out of shape and not much use on the pitch. Use Capital Balls Encyclopedia as a guide, buy a good quality ball, maintain it well and it will last.
The logos above are the quality standard marks for all FIFA approved match balls and guarantee a high standard.
Since the introduction of rigorous testing, with defined specifications and quality control, the benefits to the buyer are clear to see. Among these are the knowledge that the ball you are paying for, has a consistent level of quality, is the best you will get for the money, and most of all top playing performance.
Many of the quality match balls manufactured today have approval ratings from the governing bodies of soccer. They come printed on the covers in the form of logos, as with FIFA’s inspected by and approved by logos, or as authentication stamps as in the NFHS mark.
Having these marks of approval ensure that the manufacture and performance of the ball carrying them, meets the rigorous standards set by the issuing organisation.
